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Profiles, interviews, podcasts, and event coverage provide independent context for Tyrome's work across innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, and public service.

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These sources document Tyrome's advisory service, institutional roles, and current thinking.

Federal profile

NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Official former advisory-board profile covering strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship, and innovation leadership.

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Stimson Center

Loomis Innovation Council profile focused on technology policy and innovation ecosystems.

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AAAS HBCU Making and Innovation Initiative

A profile of Tyrome's leadership-development and ecosystem-building work.

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Breaking Norms in the Defense Innovation Ecosystem

The Unredacted Podcast on procurement, competition, innovation policy, and delivering capabilities to the field.

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Profiles and reported features
Quoted expertUC Berkeley Blum Center

Customer discovery and mission-driven innovation in practice.

 University profileBowie State University

Entrepreneur-in-residence support for student founders.

 Conference biographyA.K. Rice Institute

Group relations consulting and organizational leadership.

 Honoree profileMEN Impact Change

Leadership, innovation, and support for underrepresented founders.

 Feature interviewHow Tyrome Smith Found His Innovation Purpose

Wellspring follows the path from police work to innovation coaching.

 Academic listingBowie State University Professor Profile

Independent listing in the university's Business department.
Podcasts and interviews
PodcastCreating Big-League Results on Minor-League Resources

The Transfer Files from the Federal Laboratory Consortium.

 PodcastWhere Do Black Voices Fit in Shaping Tomorrow's Economy?

From Chains to Links and the Black Innovation Alliance.

 Podcast and transcriptHuman Architecture

Creating citizens, building institutions, and facilitating change.

 Podcast listingHuman Architecture on Apple Podcasts

The Facilitation Lab episode featuring Tyrome Smith.

 InterviewMission-Driven Leadership and Innovation

The Brand Called You, Season 6, Episode 240.

 Interview videoMission-Driven Leadership and Innovation

The full video conversation from The Brand Called You.

 WorkshopDesigning Your Business with the Business Model Canvas

A recorded session on value creation and business design.
Speaking and event coverage
Event replayThe MIC: Designing Programs That Move

A LinkedIn event on useful program design.

 Featured speakerHow to Embrace a Growth Mindset

GovLoop training featuring Tyrome Smith.

 Speaker profileHBCU Empower Summit

Empowering the Ecosystem at Howard University.

 Speaker listingGuilford Dialogues

Guilford College's national speaker series.

 Summit featureUNCF STEM Summit

HBCU 3.0, higher-education AI strategy, and Innovation Challenge judging.

 Conference panelBEYA STEM 2026

Coaching for impact, developing self-starters, and sustaining growth.

 News featureEpicenter Launches Innovate Xcelerate

Tyrome facilitates a design-thinking workshop for Memphis entrepreneurs.

 Conference directorDenied, Excluded, Invisible

Systems perspectives on leadership, power, group dynamics, and DEI.

 Long-form talkTyrome Smith Talk

A full presentation released in 2026.

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